Books Blog : The Art of Racing in The Rainhttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/The+Art+of+Racing+in+The+Rain/default.aspxTags: The Art of Racing in The RainenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Steinhttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2009/11/23/the-art-of-racing-in-the-rain-by-garth-stein.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 22:29:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1950HRevvdon@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1950http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2009/11/23/the-art-of-racing-in-the-rain-by-garth-stein.aspx#comments<p><img height="300" width="196" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9780061537936" style="float:left;" alt="" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;;color:black;font-size:12pt;">I have never read a book quite like this one.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>A friend recommended it as a good &ldquo;dog&rdquo; book.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>I think that is an understatement of what this book is about.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp;</span> <em><strong><a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/tthe%20art%20of%20racing%20in%20the%20rain/tart+of+racing+in+the+rain/1%2C4%2C4%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=tart+of+racing+in+the+rain+a+novel&amp;1%2C1%2C">The Art of Racing in the Rain</a></strong></em> (2008)&nbsp;by Garth Stein is a lesson in life.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;;color:black;font-size:12pt;">Set in contemporary Seattle and told from the view point of Enzo, a lab terrier mix, this heart-wrenching and heart-warming story is wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>Enzo is humorous and he is brave.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>He tells the story of his master, Denny, as he falls in love, marries, is widowed, and fights for the one thing that means the most to him &ndash; his daughter Zo&euml;.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>Denny never loses his pride, his honor, or his courage &ndash; and neither does Enzo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;;color:black;font-size:12pt;">Denny is a race car driver by trade and so the novel is full of racing metaphors that are well written.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>There is kind of a whacky courtroom sequence played out in Enzo&rsquo;s imagination, but even that is not too bad.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,&#39;serif&#39;;color:black;font-size:12pt;">As a dog lover, I had mixed feeling about how Enzo was portrayed &ndash; some of his &ldquo;points of view.&rdquo;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp; </span>Don&rsquo;t read this book because it is a &ldquo;dog&rdquo; book, read it because it is a lesson in the philosophy of life.</span></p>
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